| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - David Rasnick (fresh) SG - Donald Hammes (fresh) SF - Tony McLoone (fresh) PF - Jim Anderson (fresh) C - William Nourse (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New York U. | PG - Warren Johnson (fresh) SG - Taylor Davis (fresh) SF - Louis Coolidge (fresh) PF - Francis Bailey (fresh) C - David Reeves (fresh) | |
| 20:00 | Rensselaer | Jim Anderson wins the tip | 0-0 |
| Game Plan | Rensselaer | Rensselaer is playing a motion offense and a man to man (0) | |
| Game Plan | New York U. | New York U. is playing a triangle offense (uptempo) and a 3-2 zone (-1) | |
| 19:41 | Rensselaer | David Reeves steals the ball from David Rasnick | 0-0 |
| 19:28 | New York U. | Warren Johnson blows the layup | 0-0 |
| 19:27 | New York U. | David Reeves tips it home | 0-2 |
| 19:04 | Rensselaer | Donald Hammes dunks the ball on a great pass from David Rasnick | 2-2 |
| 18:54 | New York U. | David Rasnick is called for the reach on Warren Johnson - foul #1 on David Rasnick, team foul #1 | 2-2 |
| 18:44 | New York U. | Francis Bailey scores on a shot near the basket | 2-4 |
| 18:32 | Rensselaer | William Nourse hits a fadeaway jumper from the left side on a great pass from Tony McLoone | 4-4 |
| 18:20 | New York U. | David Reeves can't throw it down | 4-4 |
| 18:18 | Rensselaer | Jim Anderson pulls down the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:55 | Rensselaer | Donald Hammes misses short on a 3pt attempt from straight away | 4-4 |
| 17:53 | New York U. | Taylor Davis gets the rebound | 4-4 |
| 17:48 | New York U. | Warren Johnson hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by William Nourse - foul #1 on William Nourse, team foul #2 | 4-4 |
| 17:48 | New York U. | Warren Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 4-5 |
| 17:48 | New York U. | Warren Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 4-6 |
| 17:36 | Rensselaer | Donald Hammes evades the doubleteam but misses long on a floater from the right wing | 4-6 |
| 17:35 | New York U. | David Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 4-6 |
| 17:13 | New York U. | Jim Anderson takes the ball from Louis Coolidge | 4-6 |
| 16:52 | Rensselaer | Tony McLoone hits the front of the rim on the fadeaway jumper from the left wing | 4-6 |
| 16:50 | New York U. | David Reeves grabs the board | 4-6 |
| 16:37 | New York U. | Louis Coolidge knocks in the jumpshot from just outside the lane on a great pass from Warren Johnson | 4-8 |
| 16:17 | Rensselaer | Jim Anderson misses the easy open layup | 4-8 |
| 16:15 | New York U. | The rebound goes to David Reeves | 4-8 |
| 16:09 | New York U. | David Reeves comes up short on the floater from close range | 4-8 |
| 16:07 | Rensselaer | David Rasnick snags the defensive board | 4-8 |
| 16:01 | Rensselaer | Jim Anderson drills a floater from close range | 6-8 |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - David Rasnick (fairly fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Hammes (fairly fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tony McLoone (fairly fresh) PF - Jim Anderson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - William Nourse (fairly fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New York U. | PG - Warren Johnson (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Taylor Davis (fairly fresh) SF - Louis Coolidge (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Francis Bailey (fairly fresh) 2 pts. C - David Reeves (fresh) 2 pts. 4 reb. | |
| 15:49 | New York U. | Louis Coolidge makes the 3pt shot from the left corner set up by Francis Bailey | 6-11 |
| 15:27 | Rensselaer | David Rasnick throws a bad pass out of bounds | 6-11 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Thomas Yarbrough (PG), Rick Kennedy (SG), Jack Salzman (SF), Loyd Hilbert (PF), John Reynolds (C) David Rasnick, Donald Hammes, Tony McLoone, Jim Anderson, William Nourse | |
| Subs | New York U. | | |
| 15:10 | New York U. | John Reynolds steals the ball from David Reeves | 6-11 |
| 14:47 | Rensselaer | Louis Coolidge steps in front of the Rick Kennedy pass as he passes out of a doubleteam | 6-11 |
| 14:30 | New York U. | Taylor Davis hits the front of the rim on the shot from the left side but the foul's on Thomas Yarbrough - foul #1 on Thomas Yarbrough, team foul #3 | 6-11 |
| 14:30 | New York U. | Taylor Davis makes the 1st free throw | 6-12 |
| 14:30 | New York U. | Taylor Davis makes the 2nd free throw | 6-13 |
| 14:19 | Rensselaer | Thomas Yarbrough misses the 3 pointer from straight away | 6-13 |
| 14:18 | Rensselaer | Thomas Yarbrough pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 14:05 | Rensselaer | Loyd Hilbert misses the 3 from the right wing | 6-13 |
| 14:03 | Rensselaer | John Reynolds tips it but misses | 6-13 |
| 14:02 | Rensselaer | Loyd Hilbert pulls down the offensive rebound | 6-13 |
| 13:36 | Rensselaer | Thomas Yarbrough comes up short on the fadeaway from just outside the lane | 6-13 |
| 13:34 | New York U. | David Reeves snags the defensive board | 6-13 |
| 13:19 | New York U. | Francis Bailey hits a runner near the basket set up by Warren Johnson | 6-15 |
| 12:59 | Rensselaer | Thomas Yarbrough knocks in the fadeaway jumper from the right side | 8-15 |
| 12:42 | New York U. | Taylor Davis hits the finger roll on a great pass from Francis Bailey | 8-17 |
| 12:29 | Rensselaer | Thomas Yarbrough hits the front of the rim on the wide open pull-up jumper from the free throw line | 8-17 |
| 12:27 | New York U. | Louis Coolidge gets the rebound | 8-17 |
| 12:21 | New York U. | David Reeves drills a jumper in the lane set up by Warren Johnson and he's fouled by John Reynolds - foul #1 on John Reynolds, team foul #4 | 8-19 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | David Rasnick (PG), Donald Hammes (SG), Tony McLoone (SF), Jim Anderson (PF), William Nourse (C) Thomas Yarbrough, Rick Kennedy, Jack Salzman, Loyd Hilbert, John Reynolds | |
| Subs | New York U. | Jimmy Johnson (SG), Robert Bernard (PF) Taylor Davis, Francis Bailey | |
| 12:21 | New York U. | David Reeves makes the free throw | 8-20 |
| 12:06 | Rensselaer | David Rasnick misses badly on the uncontested 3pt shot from the left wing | 8-20 |
| 12:04 | New York U. | Robert Bernard grabs the defensive rebound | 8-20 |
| 11:53 | New York U. | Warren Johnson's fadeaway is rejected by Jim Anderson | 8-20 |
| 11:51 | Rensselaer | Donald Hammes snags the defensive board | 8-20 |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - David Rasnick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Donald Hammes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tony McLoone (fresh) PF - Jim Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. C - William Nourse (fresh) 2 pts. | |
| Lineup | New York U. | PG - Warren Johnson (fairly fresh) 2 pts. 3 ast. SG - Jimmy Johnson (fresh) SF - Louis Coolidge (fairly fresh) 5 pts. PF - Robert Bernard (fresh) C - David Reeves (fairly fresh) 5 pts. 5 reb. | |
| 11:29 | Rensselaer | Jim Anderson misses the 3 from the right corner | 8-20 |
| 11:27 | New York U. | Jimmy Johnson snags the defensive board | 8-20 |
| 11:16 | New York U. | William Nourse is called for the reach on David Reeves - foul #2 on William Nourse, team foul #5 | 8-20 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Jack Salzman (C) William Nourse | |
| Subs | New York U. | Taylor Davis (SG), Rick Pressley (SF), Francis Bailey (PF) Warren Johnson, Louis Coolidge, David Reeves | |
| 10:58 | New York U. | Rick Pressley is whistled for traveling | 8-20 |
| 10:41 | Rensselaer | Jimmy Johnson is called for the reach on David Rasnick - foul #1 on Jimmy Johnson, team foul #1 | 8-20 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Rick Kennedy (SG) Donald Hammes | |
| Subs | New York U. | | |
| 10:31 | Rensselaer | Jim Anderson comes up short on the 3pt attempt from the left corner | 8-20 |
| 10:29 | New York U. | Robert Bernard gets the rebound | 8-20 |
| 10:13 | New York U. | Rick Pressley is denied on a layup by Jim Anderson | 8-20 |
| 10:12 | New York U. | Robert Bernard grabs the offensive rebound | 8-20 |
| 10:06 | New York U. | Taylor Davis scores on a turnaround from the baseline on a great pass from Jimmy Johnson and the foul's on Jim Anderson - foul #1 on Jim Anderson, team foul #6 | 8-22 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Loyd Hilbert (C) Tony McLoone | |
| Subs | New York U. | Warren Johnson (PG), Louis Coolidge (SF), David Reeves (C) Jimmy Johnson, Rick Pressley, Robert Bernard | |
| 10:06 | New York U. | Taylor Davis misses the free throw | 8-22 |
| 10:06 | Rensselaer | Jim Anderson snags the defensive board | 8-22 |
| 09:51 | Rensselaer | Rick Kennedy makes the jumpshot from the left wing | 10-22 |
| 09:43 | New York U. | Louis Coolidge misses the lay-in | 10-22 |
| 09:41 | Rensselaer | Rick Kennedy gets the rebound | 10-22 |
| 09:35 | Rensselaer | Jim Anderson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-22 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Timothy Bonds (PF), John Reynolds (C) Jack Salzman, Jim Anderson | |
| Subs | New York U. | Jimmy Johnson (SG), Robert Bernard (PF) Taylor Davis, Francis Bailey | |
| 09:24 | New York U. | Warren Johnson clanks a fadeaway jumper from the free throw line | 10-22 |
| 09:22 | New York U. | Jimmy Johnson grabs the offensive board | 10-22 |
| 09:14 | New York U. | Louis Coolidge can't finish the layup but he's fouled by Loyd Hilbert - foul #1 on Loyd Hilbert, team foul #7 | 10-22 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Donald Hammes (SG) Rick Kennedy | |
| Subs | New York U. | | |
| 09:14 | New York U. | Louis Coolidge makes the 1st free throw | 10-23 |
| 09:14 | New York U. | Louis Coolidge makes the 2nd free throw | 10-24 |
| 09:01 | Rensselaer | Donald Hammes misses short on a 3 pointer from the left wing | 10-24 |
| 08:59 | Rensselaer | Timothy Bonds can't tip it in | 10-24 |
| 08:57 | New York U. | Warren Johnson snags the defensive board | 10-24 |
| 08:52 | New York U. | Warren Johnson hits a jumper from the left block on a great pass from David Reeves | 10-26 |
| 08:42 | Rensselaer | Robert Bernard denies the turnaround by David Rasnick | 10-26 |
| 08:41 | New York U. | David Reeves gets the rebound | 10-26 |
| 08:36 | New York U. | Warren Johnson's pass is off the mark and out of bounds | 10-26 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Thomas Yarbrough (PG), Tony McLoone (SF), Jack Salzman (PF) David Rasnick, Timothy Bonds, John Reynolds | |
| Subs | New York U. | | |
| 08:18 | Rensselaer | Jack Salzman is hacked by Louis Coolidge - foul #1 on Louis Coolidge, team foul #2 | 10-26 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Jim Anderson (PF) Loyd Hilbert | |
| Subs | New York U. | Taylor Davis (SG), Francis Bailey (PF) Jimmy Johnson, David Reeves | |
| 07:56 | Rensselaer | Tony McLoone comes up short on the jumper from the right wing but he's hacked by Louis Coolidge - foul #2 on Louis Coolidge, team foul #3 | 10-26 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| Subs | New York U. | Rick Pressley (SF) Louis Coolidge | |
| 07:56 | Rensselaer | Tony McLoone makes the 1st free throw | 11-26 |
| 07:56 | Rensselaer | Tony McLoone makes the 2nd free throw | 12-26 |
| 07:39 | New York U. | Warren Johnson misses the easy layup but he's fouled by Tony McLoone - foul #1 on Tony McLoone, team foul #8 | 12-26 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | David Rasnick (PG), Rick Kennedy (SG) Thomas Yarbrough, Donald Hammes | |
| Subs | New York U. | | |
| 07:39 | New York U. | Warren Johnson makes the 1st free throw | 12-27 |
| 07:39 | New York U. | Warren Johnson makes the 2nd free throw | 12-28 |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - David Rasnick (fresh) 1 ast. SG - Rick Kennedy (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Tony McLoone (fresh) 2 pts. PF - Jim Anderson (fresh) 2 pts. 2 reb. 2 blk. C - Jack Salzman (fresh) | |
| Lineup | New York U. | PG - Warren Johnson (tiring) 6 pts. 3 ast. SG - Taylor Davis (fairly fresh) 6 pts. SF - Rick Pressley (fresh) PF - Francis Bailey (fairly fresh) 4 pts. C - Robert Bernard (fairly fresh) 3 reb. | |
| 07:27 | Rensselaer | Tony McLoone loses the dribble to Taylor Davis | 12-28 |
| 07:19 | New York U. | Warren Johnson is hacked by Jack Salzman - foul #1 on Jack Salzman, team foul #9 | 12-28 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | | |
| Subs | New York U. | David Reeves (C) Robert Bernard | |
| 07:19 | New York U. | Warren Johnson misses the 1st free throw | 12-28 |
| 07:19 | Rensselaer | Jim Anderson gets the rebound | 12-28 |
| 07:14 | Rensselaer | Tony McLoone scores on a 3 from the left wing | 15-28 |
| 06:55 | New York U. | Taylor Davis misses the lay-in | 15-28 |
| 06:53 | New York U. | David Reeves tips it in | 15-30 |
| 06:42 | Rensselaer | Rick Pressley takes the ball from Jim Anderson | 15-30 |
| 06:39 | New York U. | Taylor Davis lays it in set up by Rick Pressley | 15-32 |
| 06:32 | Rensselaer | David Rasnick clanks a 3 from the right corner | 15-32 |
| 06:30 | New York U. | Rick Pressley grabs the defensive rebound | 15-32 |
| 06:21 | New York U. | Francis Bailey misses badly on a fadeaway jumper from the right side | 15-32 |
| 06:20 | Rensselaer | The rebound goes to Jack Salzman | 15-32 |
| 06:05 | Rensselaer | Jim Anderson's fadeaway is rejected by Francis Bailey | 15-32 |
| 06:03 | New York U. | Taylor Davis grabs the board | 15-32 |
| 05:45 | New York U. | Taylor Davis hits the front of the rim on the jumpshot from just outside the lane | 15-32 |
| 05:43 | New York U. | Rick Pressley hits the follow up shot | 15-34 |
| 05:36 | Rensselaer | Jack Salzman hits the front of the rim on the jump hook from the left block | 15-34 |
| 05:34 | Rensselaer | David Rasnick tips it in | 17-34 |
| 05:12 | New York U. | Jim Anderson is called for the reach on Rick Pressley - foul #2 on Jim Anderson, team foul #10 | 17-34 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Thomas Yarbrough (PG), Donald Hammes (SG), Loyd Hilbert (SF), Timothy Bonds (PF), John Reynolds (C) David Rasnick, Rick Kennedy, Tony McLoone, Jim Anderson, Jack Salzman | |
| Subs | New York U. | Jimmy Johnson (PG), James McEwen (SG), Robert Bernard (PF), James Parker (C) Warren Johnson, Taylor Davis, Francis Bailey, David Reeves | |
| 05:12 | New York U. | Rick Pressley makes the 1st free throw | 17-35 |
| 05:12 | New York U. | Rick Pressley makes the 2nd free throw | 17-36 |
| 04:48 | Rensselaer | John Reynolds is called for a moving pick - foul #2 on John Reynolds, team foul #11 | 17-36 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Norman Moreland (SF) John Reynolds | |
| Subs | New York U. | | |
| 04:29 | New York U. | Robert Bernard misses the floater from the left side | 17-36 |
| 04:27 | Rensselaer | The rebound goes to Loyd Hilbert | 17-36 |
| 04:17 | Rensselaer | Thomas Yarbrough is called for 10 seconds | 17-36 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | David Rasnick (PG) Thomas Yarbrough | |
| Subs | New York U. | | |
| 04:10 | New York U. | Loyd Hilbert is called for the reach on James Parker - foul #2 on Loyd Hilbert, team foul #12 | 17-36 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Jack Salzman (C) Loyd Hilbert | |
| Subs | New York U. | | |
| 04:10 | New York U. | James Parker misses the 1st free throw | 17-36 |
| 04:10 | New York U. | James Parker misses the 2nd free throw | 17-36 |
| 04:10 | Rensselaer | The rebound goes to Timothy Bonds | 17-36 |
| 03:48 | Rensselaer | Jack Salzman loses the dribble to Robert Bernard | 17-36 |
| 03:35 | New York U. | Robert Bernard misses the shot from the left wing | 17-36 |
| 03:34 | Rensselaer | David Rasnick grabs the board | 17-36 |
| Lineup | Rensselaer | PG - David Rasnick (fresh) 2 pts. 1 ast. SG - Donald Hammes (fresh) 2 pts. SF - Norman Moreland (fresh) PF - Timothy Bonds (fresh) 2 reb. C - Jack Salzman (fairly fresh) | |
| Lineup | New York U. | PG - Jimmy Johnson (fresh) 1 ast. SG - James McEwen (fresh) SF - Rick Pressley (fairly fresh) 4 pts. 2 reb. PF - Robert Bernard (fairly fresh) 3 reb. C - James Parker (fresh) | |
| 03:16 | Rensselaer | Donald Hammes scores on a 3 pointer from straight away set up by Timothy Bonds | 20-36 |
| 03:03 | New York U. | James McEwen can't connect on a fadeaway jumper from the left side | 20-36 |
| 03:02 | New York U. | Jimmy Johnson grabs the offensive board | 20-36 |
| 02:47 | New York U. | James McEwen comes up short on the floater in the paint | 20-36 |
| 02:46 | Rensselaer | The rebound goes to Jack Salzman | 20-36 |
| 02:34 | Rensselaer | Timothy Bonds misses the pull-up jumper from the right wing | 20-36 |
| 02:33 | Rensselaer | Jack Salzman tips it back up and in | 22-36 |
| 02:17 | New York U. | Jimmy Johnson hits a 3pt jumper from the right wing on a nice dish by Robert Bernard | 22-39 |
| 02:10 | Rensselaer | David Rasnick misses long on a jumper from the right block but the foul's on Jimmy Johnson - foul #2 on Jimmy Johnson, team foul #4 | 22-39 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Rick Kennedy (SG), Tony McLoone (SF), Jim Anderson (PF), William Nourse (C) Donald Hammes, Norman Moreland, Timothy Bonds, Jack Salzman | |
| Subs | New York U. | Warren Johnson (PG), Taylor Davis (SG), Louis Coolidge (SF), Francis Bailey (PF), David Reeves (C) Jimmy Johnson, James McEwen, Rick Pressley, Robert Bernard, James Parker | |
| 02:10 | Rensselaer | David Rasnick makes the 1st free throw | 23-39 |
| 02:10 | Rensselaer | David Rasnick misses the 2nd free throw | 23-39 |
| 02:10 | New York U. | David Reeves gets the rebound | 23-39 |
| 01:59 | New York U. | David Reeves banks in the layup | 23-41 |
| 01:37 | Rensselaer | Rick Kennedy shoots over the doubleteam but comes up short on the jumpshot from the right side but he's hacked by Taylor Davis - foul #1 on Taylor Davis, team foul #5 | 23-41 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Thomas Yarbrough (PG) David Rasnick | |
| Subs | New York U. | | |
| 01:37 | Rensselaer | Rick Kennedy makes the 1st free throw | 24-41 |
| 01:37 | Rensselaer | Rick Kennedy misses the 2nd free throw | 24-41 |
| 01:37 | New York U. | David Reeves gets the rebound | 24-41 |
| 01:21 | New York U. | Taylor Davis misses long on a jumper from the right side | 24-41 |
| 01:20 | Rensselaer | Tony McLoone snags the defensive board | 24-41 |
| 01:13 | Rensselaer | Rick Kennedy clanks a 3pt shot from the right corner | 24-41 |
| 01:12 | New York U. | David Reeves grabs the defensive rebound | 24-41 |
| 00:51 | New York U. | Taylor Davis misses the turnaround from the left block | 24-41 |
| 00:50 | Rensselaer | Rick Kennedy grabs the board | 24-41 |
| 00:38 | Rensselaer | Thomas Yarbrough is called for a pushoff foul - foul #2 on Thomas Yarbrough, team foul #13 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Loyd Hilbert (SF) Tony McLoone | |
| Subs | New York U. | | |
| 00:25 | New York U. | Francis Bailey hits the front of the rim on the jumper from the left block but he's fouled by Jim Anderson - foul #3 on Jim Anderson, team foul #14 | 24-41 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | David Rasnick (PG), Timothy Bonds (PF) Thomas Yarbrough, Jim Anderson | |
| Subs | New York U. | | |
| 00:25 | New York U. | Francis Bailey makes the 1st free throw | 24-42 |
| 00:25 | New York U. | Francis Bailey makes the 2nd free throw | 24-43 |
| 00:04 | Rensselaer | Rick Kennedy misses the shot from the baseline but he's fouled by Louis Coolidge - foul #3 on Louis Coolidge, team foul #6 | 24-43 |
| Subs | Rensselaer | Jack Salzman (SF), John Reynolds (C) Timothy Bonds, William Nourse | |
| Subs | New York U. | Robert Bernard (SF) Louis Coolidge | |
| 00:04 | Rensselaer | Rick Kennedy misses the 1st free throw | 24-43 |
| 00:04 | Rensselaer | Rick Kennedy makes the 2nd free throw | 25-43 |
| 00:00 | New York U. | Warren Johnson clanks a halfcourt shot | 25-43 |